The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (commonly referred to as Foreign Secretary) is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries, heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (often called simply the Foreign Office). The holder is a member of the Cabinet, and the position is considered one of the Great Offices of State. The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St. ... In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen by the Prime Minister. ... The Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom are the four most senior and prestigious posts in the British government. ...

This position came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the functions of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, and their associated departments, into a single Department of State. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in the United Kingdoms governmental reorganization of 1782, in which the Northern and Southern Departments became the Home and Foreign Offices. ... The position of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created on August 1, 1966 by the merger of the old positions of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Secretary of State for the Colonies. ...

Chevening is an official residence of the Secretary of State. Chevening, also known as Chevening House, is a country house in Chevening, Kent, in the United Kingdom. ... // An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, or other senior figures officially reside. ...

The current Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is the Rt. Hon Margaret Beckett MP, who was appointed in a Cabinet reshuffle on 5 May 2006, becoming the first woman to hold the post. Rt. ...

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1782-1968)

The position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in the United Kingdom's governmental reorganization of 1782, in which the Northern and Southern Departments became the Home and Foreign Offices. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782. ... The Secretary of State for the Southern Department was a position in the cabinet of the government of United Kingdom up to 1782. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ...

• Charles James Fox (March 27, 1782 - July 5, 1782) (Resigned)
• Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham (July 13, 1782 - April 2, 1783)
• Charles James Fox (April 2, 1783 - December 19, 1783)
• George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple (December 19, 1783 - December 23, 1783)
• Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (December 23, 1783 - May 1791) (Resigned)
• William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Lord Grenville (June 8, 1791 - February 20, 1801)
• Robert Banks Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury (February 20, 1801 - May 14, 1804)
• Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby (May 14, 1804 - January 11, 1805)
• Henry Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave (January 11, 1805 - February 7, 1806)
• Charles James Fox (February 7, 1806 - September 13, 1806) (Died in office)
• Charles Grey, Viscount Howick (September 24, 1806 - March 25, 1807)
• George Canning (March 25, 1807 - October 11, 1809) (Resigned)
• Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (October 11, 1809 - December 6, 1809)
• Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (December 6, 1809 - March 4, 1812)
• Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (March 4, 1812 - August 12, 1822) (Died in office)
• George Canning (September 16, 1822 - April 30, 1827)
• John William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (April 30, 1827 - June 2, 1828)
• George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (June 2, 1828 - November 22, 1830)
• Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (November 22, 1830 - November 15, 1834)
• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (November 15, 1834 - April 18, 1835)
• Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (April 18, 1835 - September 2, 1841)
• George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (September 2, 1841 - July 6, 1846)
• Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (July 6, 1846 - December 26, 1851)
• Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (December 26, 1851 - February 27, 1852)
• James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (February 27, 1852 - December 28, 1852)
• Lord John Russell (December 28, 1852 - February 21, 1853)
• George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (February 21, 1853 - February 26, 1858)
• James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (February 26, 1858 - June 18, 1859)
• John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (June 18, 1859 - November 3, 1865)
• George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (November 3, 1865 - July 6, 1866)
• Edward Henry Stanley, Lord Stanley (July 6, 1866 - December 9, 1868)
• George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (December 9, 1868 - July 6, 1870)
• Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (July 6, 1870 - February 21, 1874)
• Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (February 21, 1874 - April 2, 1878)
• Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (April 2, 1878 - April 28, 1880)
• Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (April 28, 1880 - June 24, 1885)
• Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (June 24, 1885 - February 6, 1886)
• Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (February 6, 1886 - August 3, 1886)
• Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (August 3, 1886 - January 12, 1887) (died in office)
• Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (January 14, 1887 - August 11, 1892)
• Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (August 18, 1892 - March 11, 1894)
• John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (March 11, 1894 - June 21, 1895)
• Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (June 29, 1895 - November 12, 1900)
• Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (November 12, 1900 - December 4, 1905)
• Sir Edward Grey (December 10, 1905 - December 10, 1916)
• Arthur James Balfour (December 10, 1916 - October 23, 1919)
• George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon (October 23, 1919 - January 22, 1924)
• Ramsay MacDonald (January 22, 1924 - November 3, 1924)
• Sir Austen Chamberlain (November 6, 1924 - June 4, 1929)
• Arthur Henderson (June 7, 1929 - August 24, 1931)
• Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (August 25, 1931 - November 5, 1931)
• Sir John Allsebrook Simon (November 5, 1931 - June 7, 1935)
• Sir Samuel Hoare (June 7, 1935 - December 18, 1935) (Resigned)

Sir Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary 1935-1938,1940-1945 and 1951-1955

• Anthony Eden (December 22, 1935 - February 20, 1938) (Resigned)
• Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax (February 21, 1938 - December 22, 1940)
• Anthony Eden (December 22, 1940 - July 26, 1945)
• Ernest Bevin (July 27, 1945 - March 9, 1951)
• Herbert Stanley Morrison (March 9, 1951 - October 26, 1951)
• Sir Anthony Eden (October 28, 1951 - April 7, 1955)
• Harold Macmillan (April 7, 1955 - December 20, 1955)
• Selwyn Lloyd (December 20, 1955 - July 27, 1960)
• Alexander Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home (July 27, 1960 - October 20, 1963)
• Rab Butler (October 20, 1963 - October 16, 1964)
• Patrick Gordon Walker (October 16, 1964 - January 22, 1965) (Defeated for election to the House of Commons)
• Michael Stewart (January 22, 1965 - August 11, 1966)
• George Brown (August 11, 1966 - March 16, 1968) (Resigned)
• Michael Stewart (March 16, 1968 - October 17, 1968)

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January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (May 7, 1847 - May 21, 1929) was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826-1902), English statesman, was born on 7 January 1826, being the eldest son of the Hon. ... 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November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE (14 January 1845 - 3 June 1927) was a British politician and Irish peer who served as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (April 25, 1862 – September 7, 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey was a British politician and ornithologist. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (25 July 1848 - March 19, 1930) was a British statesman and the thirty-third Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (January 11, 1859 – March 20, 1925), was a conservative British statesman who served as Viceroy of India. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Ramsay MacDonald (12 October 1866–9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Rt. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Right Honourable Arthur Henderson (September 13, 1863 – October 20, 1935) was a British politician and union leader. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (10 October 1860 - 30 December 1935) was a British politician and jurist. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873-1954) was a British politician and statesman. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880-1959), more commonly known as Sir Samuel Hoare, was a British Conservative politician who served in various capacities in the Conservative and National governments of the 1920s and 1930s. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Anthony Eden File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Anthony Eden File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cover of Time Magazine April 12, 1926 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, known as Lord Irwin from 1926 until 1934, (1881-1959) was a British Conservative politician. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 - 14 April 1951), British labour leader, politician, and statesman, was born in a small village in Somerset, England. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth (January 3, 1888 - March 6, 1965) was a British Labour Party politician and cabinet minister. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894–29 December 1986), nicknamed Supermac and Mac the Knife, was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd (28 July 1904 - 18 May 1978), known for most of his career as Selwyn Lloyd, was a British Conservative politician. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT,1 PC (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October, 1963 until October, 1964. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Right Honourable Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG, CH, PC, DL (1902–1982), who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British politician, one of the few to have served in all three posts of Chancellor of the... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker, Baron Gordon-Walker (7 April 1907–2 December 1980) was a British politician. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Right Honourable Captain Robert Maitland Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, PC (November 6, 1906, Bromley - March 13, 1990) was a British Labour politician who served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... George Alfred Brown, later George Alfred George-Brown, Baron George-Brown, PC (September 2, 1914–June 2, 1985) was a British politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970, and was a senior Cabinet minister (including as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) in... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Right Honourable Captain Robert Maitland Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, PC (November 6, 1906, Bromley - March 13, 1990) was a British Labour politician who served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1968 - present)

• Michael Stewart (October 17, 1968 - June 19, 1970)
• Sir Alec Douglas-Home (June 20, 1970 - March 4, 1974)
• James Callaghan (March 5, 1974 - April 8, 1976)
• Anthony Crosland (April 8, 1976 - February 19, 1977) (died in office)
• Dr David Owen (February 22, 1977 - May 4, 1979)
• Lord Carrington (May 5, 1979 - April 5, 1982) (resigned)
• Francis Pym (April 6, 1982 - June 11, 1983)
• Sir Geoffrey Howe (June 11, 1983 - July 24, 1989)
• John Major (July 24, 1989 - October 26, 1989)
• Douglas Hurd (October 26, 1989 - July 5, 1995)
• Malcolm Rifkind (July 5, 1995 - May 2, 1997)
• Robin Cook (May 2, 1997 - June 8, 2001)
• Jack Straw (June 8, 2001 - May 5, 2006)
• Margaret Beckett (May 5, 2006 -)

The Right Honourable Captain Robert Maitland Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, PC (November 6, 1906, Bromley - March 13, 1990) was a British Labour politician who served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT,1 PC (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October, 1963 until October, 1964. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The Right Honourable Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (March 27, 1912 – March 26, 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (born 29 August 1918-died 19 February 1977) was a British politician and Labour member of Parliament - as well as being a socialist theorist. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Right Honourable David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, CH, PC (born July 2, 1938) is a British politician and one of the founders of the British Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Right Honourable Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC,DL (born 6 June 1919) is a British Conservative politician and served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as Secretary-General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym, PC, (born February 13, 1922) is a UK politician and former member of the Cabinet. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, PC, QC (born 20 December 1926), usually known until 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, is a senior British Conservative politician. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 - 1997. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC (born March 8, 1930), is a senior British Conservative politician and novelist, who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1979 and his retirement in 1995. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind, KCMG, QC (born 21 June 1946) is a UK Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rt. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... John Whitaker Jack Straw (born August 3, 1946, Buckhurst Hill) is a British Labour Party politician. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rt. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
• Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
• Secretary of State for the Colonies
• Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
• Foreign minister

The position of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created on August 1, 1966 by the merger of the old positions of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Secretary of State for the Colonies. ... The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a British Cabinet office existing between 1947 and 1966, responsible for dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). ... The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ... The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...

External links

• FCO website